Lot
1003 
(Mariposa) Yosemite, Ca. / Nov 30, manuscript postmark on small 1869 cover to Pennsylvania, franked with manuscript canceled 1867, 3¢ red, F. grill; some slight cover soiling, otherwise Very Fine, this being the earliest known postmark from Yosemite and unlisted in Williams. Scott Nos. 94 Estimate $400 - 600.
The Yosemite post office opened on August 9th of 1869. This very early cover was posted a little over three months after the office was opened.
Realized: $600